Zimbabwe Rhodesia was created in 1979.
Zimbabwe is the new name for Northern Rhodesia.
The British colony known as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland included Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland. Northern Rhodesia became Zambia and Nyasaland became Malawi after dissolution on December 31, 1963. Southern Rhodesia became Rhodesia in 1965 and then became Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979 and finally became Zimbabwe in 1980.
The name Zambia had before independence was Northern Rhodesia. The territory has had various names as the Colonial boundaries shifted around (it was part of Nyasaland at one point) - but Northern Rhodesia is probably the answer you want.
Zimbabwe used to be called Southern Rhodesia and Zambia was Northern Rhodesia.
Zimbabwe was known as Southern Rhodesia before 1980.
Zimbabwe used to be called Rhodesia. Zimbabwe used to be called Rhodesia.
Their name is derived from rocks because Zimbabwe is a rocky country Zimbabwe actual means "land of rocks"
It was called "Rhodesia", after Cecil Rhodes.
I'm not sure, but you may have this backward, Rhodesia which was a British colony became Zimbabwe in 1980. I'm not sure, but you may have this backward, Rhodesia which was a British colony became Zimbabwe in 1980.
Rhodesia is the old name of Zimbabwe.
It was first Southern Rhodesia, then Rhodesia.